[Sigcr-l] Election of officers

[Barbara Kwasnik]

Thanks, Frank. I know that "gulp" feeling. Barbara

>>> "Frank Exner, Little Bear" <fexner at yahoo.com> 11/20/2006 6:33 PM
>>>
Hi,

OK, I give up.  Based on a guess at my schedule for
next year I'ld definitely be interested in an
Officer-at-Large position (we had two for 2006).  If
needed I will strech and go for
Vice-President/President Elect.

Gulp,
Frank, Little Bear

--- Barbara Kwasnik <Bkwasnik at syr.edu> wrote:

> Hello dear SIG/CR Members,
> I volunteered at the planning meeting at the ASIST
> conference to be a
> sort of "interim officer" and the spokesperson for
> several issues on our
> collective SIG/CR plates: 
> 1. election of officers, 
> 2. planning for next year's workshop, and 
> 3. submission of proposals for SIG panels for next
> year's annual
> meeting. 
> 
> I'll address these in separate emails so that we can
> have a coherent
> thread for each.
> 
> So, first, election of officers.
> 
> At the moment we do not have a past president or
> president elect or
> website person, so that is the most urgent order of
> business since it is
> intimately involved with planning, receiving Society
> funds and being
> "legal". I think we should take care of this
> a.s.a.p.
> 
> Here are the duties, more or less. Please fill iin
> what I've forgotten.
> I'm writing this off the top of my head
> 
> President: coordinates the business of the SIG and
> is the chief liaison
> with headquarters, writes the annual SIG report.
> In the past the president also headed the workshop
> and proceedings
> committee, but a few years ago we decided that it
> would be a fairer
> distribution of effort to have a separate workshop
> chair(s). That's how
> it was this year, and I'm assuming that's how we'll
> do it for next year
> as well, barring any changes to policy. I don't
> recall if we elected the
> workshop chair or just agreed to volunteers, and the
> usual "thanks"
> acclamation.
> 
> Vice President/President Elect. Coordinates the SIG
> Panels for next
> year's annual conference. Interacts with other SIGs
> to coordinate
> sponsorship of the panels and interacts with the
> Program Committee
> (especially the person in charge of panels).
> 
> Treasurer: handles our funds. We have a per capita
> allotment of money
> from ASIST.
> 
> Webmaster/mistress: Maintains the SIG/CR website
> 
> I can't remember if we have a secretary or whether
> the web position is
> in lieu of that.
> 
> I propose that we have a period for nominations and
> self-nominations
> until December 1. I'll let you know what the "slate"
> is.
> 
> Then I think we can either have a formal paper
> ballot sent out by
> headquarters, to be returned to me, or if that seems
> not to be
> necessary, and you trust me, then you can send your
> votes to me by
> email. Let me know how you wish to proceed. The
> election process in our
> SIG has been somewhat informal and open in the past,
> but we want to be
> fair.
> 
> Please send the nominations or self nominations to
> me by email, and
> I'll compile them by Dec. 1. Is this acceptable?
> 
> Barbara
> 
> 
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Bears, Books, and Peace,
Dr. Frank Exner, Little Bear
** Every librarian a polymath **
** Those who live with joy have much to teach **


 
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